So long, Windows!

I have always dual booted Windows and Ubuntu on my machines, but recently I decided I was confident enough in my Linux abilities to allot my entire disk to Ubuntu. A new OS can require a little work to get up and going the way you like it. I figured to save myself (and maybe even others) a little bit of trouble researching, and make a checklist of the programs I like to get running directly after the new Linux install. This is not meant to be a tutorial, but for personal reference.

The Basics

First things first, updates! If you did not select to get updates when installing ubuntu, go ahead to the update manager for them. Or enter the following into the terminal:

sudo apt-get -qq update

Codecs and other important stuff! Go to the ubuntu software center and search for ubuntu extended extras or enter the following into the terminal:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

Download your favorite internet browser (mine is Chrome) this can be done by going to the site and downloading chrome for Linux or entering the following: